In a case of bad timing Guam radio stations KTWG and KSTO conducted an unscheduled test of their Emergency Alert System early Monday morning. The Guam office of Homeland Security posted to their Facebook page that the stations had made a mistake.
Of course, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has threatened to drop bombs on Pacific US territory so resident were a little freaked out when they heard what they heard. Here’s the statement from Homeland Security.
Residents and visitors may have noticed at 12:25 a.m., an unscheduled test of the Emergency Alert Broadcast System (EAS) was triggered from KTWG/KSTO AM. The message read:
A BROADCAST STATION OR CABLE SYSTEM HAS ISSUED A CIVIL DANGER WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS:
Guam, Guam;
AT 12:25 AM
ON AUG 15, 2017
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 12:40 AM.
MESSAGE FROM KTWGKSTO.
The unauthorized test was NOT connected to any emergency, threat or warning. GHS/OCD has worked with KSTO to ensure the human error will not occur again. There is no scheduled test of the EAS or All Hazards Alert Warning System sirens today.
